Starving Troops?

From a reader:

I was buying a coffee at an airport this week, and the price was $4.94. I handed the woman behind the counter a $5 note, and she asked me if I’d like “to round up, to donate the balance to feed the soldiers who come through the airport.” I told her “No, I’d rather you keep the change.” I had three immediate thoughts. First, US soldiers are already the recipients of a portion of my income taken without my consent; why would I want to voluntarily give up more of it for their benefit? Second, US soldiers go abroad to murder people (or provide support to those who do), and a little starvation might throw them off their game, thereby benefiting humanity. Third, who knew the troops were starving?

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